Harm Reduction Lock Box
Location of Lock Box - all lock boxes unlock with code 102030 + Enter
- Free Lunch Program: 1105 S. Gilbert Court, Iowa City, IA 52240
- Abbe Center Iowa City: 1039 Arthur Street, Iowa City, IA 52240
What is in the Lock Box?
- Naloxone*
- Harm Reduction Kits
- Safe(r) use pamphlets
- Sharps Disposal Containers
- Hygiene Kits
*Naloxone, often referred to by its brand name Narcan, can reverse an overdose and save a life.
What's in a Harm Reduction Kit?
- Antiseptic Wipes
- Antibiotic Ointment
- Bandages
- Rubber Gloves
- Gauze Pads
- Bleach
What's in a Hygiene Kit?
- Soap
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Comb
Purpose of the Harm Reduction Kits:
If you are using needles, we encourage you to properly dispose of your needles after single use utilizing a sharps container provided in the lockbox for free. The harm reduction kit contains bottles of bleach and sterilization instructions if you are in a position where single use needles and syringes is not feasible. Once your sharps containers is full feel free to dispose of the container by placing it in the red sharps disposal unit next to the lockbox.
Sharps Disposal:
Used needles and syringes should be thrown away utilizing sharps containers, which are provided for free in the lockbox. Please take a small black sharps disposal container to use. We encourage individuals who do not have a sharps container on hand to reuse common hard containers such as laundry detergent bottles, tins, or other common thick disposable containers with lids when disposing of needles. Please dispose of full containers by utilizing the red sharps disposal unit next to the lockbox.
Additional Harm Reduction Resources:
- Find FREE Naloxone (Narcan) through Naloxone Iowa without a prescription.
- Johnson County Public Health's ITS division is a direct distributor of Narcan. Our staff can provide Narcan as well as overdose identification and naloxone administration trainings by appointment or walk-in. Click here for walk-in hours.
- Talk to a pharmacist directly and ask for naloxone. (Call ahead to ensure available.)
- Towncrest Pharmacy- 2306 Muscatine Ave., Iowa City, IA 319-337-3526
- Walgreens- 102 2nd St., Coralville, IA 319-341-6153
- Hy-Vee North Dodge 1125 N. Dodge St., Iowa City, IA 319-337-6310
- Hy-Vee 1st Ave.: 812 S. 1st Ave., Iowa City, IA 319-337-4279
- Hy-Vee Coralville: 3285 Cross Park Rd. Coralville, IA 319-665-2220
- CVS Iowa City: 2425 Muscatine Ave. Iowa City, IA 319-358-1056
- CVS Coralville (in Target): 1441 Coralridge Ave., Coralville, IA 319-248-1080
Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition has many services and resources to help people who use or inject drugs.
Mental Health and Substance Use Walk In Clinic at UIHC
UIHC MAT Clinic MAT is the combination of medications to treat addiction along with counseling and behavioral therapies.
Where to Go for Healthcare, How to Pay for Healthcare, How to Prepare for Healthcare Appt, etc.
How to Clean Your Syringe/Como limpiar sus jeringas
Getting Off Right: A Safety Manual for Injection Drug Users
Next Distro – Stay Alive, Stay Safe
Iowa’s Good Samaritan Law encourages those who witness a drug overdose to stay and call 911, rather than running out of fear of prosecution.